ratos
/ˈreɪtoʊz/
noun
- Plural of rato; a type of large, burrowing rodent found in South America, also known as a coypu or nutria.
- In South America, ratos are hunted for their fur and meat.
- Farmers sometimes trap ratos because they damage crops and riverbanks.
- The ratos have become an invasive species in some wetlands outside their native range.